Highway-guard-fence fixture



March 18,1930. i2. ,6. WILLIAMS 1,751,119

HIGHWAY GUARD FENCE FIXTURE Filed May 18, 1929 i l.- IEEE=Q= E ET. 2

v I] 17 L210 2'0 M j 2 fio/kmdf //[am 10 I6 5 I5 I] 10 Jaw/1i? Patented Mar. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOLLAND G. WILLIAMS, -0F BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR- TO MALLEABLE IRON FITTINGS COMPANY, OF BRANFOBD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- nnorroo'r HIGHWAY-GUARD-FENCE FIXTURE Application filed May 18, 1929. Serial No. 364,074.

This invention relates to highway guard fence fixtures, and has for its object to simultaneously clamp the fixture to a post and to clamp the cable constituting one of the strands of the fence, and to take up the slack in the cable.

The accompanying drawings illustrate this invention in its preferred form, and in these drawings Figure l is an elevation of the structure as it appears when viewed from the road- Figure 2 is a plan view- Figure 3 is a section at the line 3-3 of Figure 2, the cable and securing bolt being shown in elevation Figure 4: is a section at the line 4-4 of Figure 1 with the post omitted- Figure 5 is a detail inside view of the outer clamping member, and

Figure 6 is a. section at the line 66 of Figure 5.

Similar numerals of reference denote like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

the groiind within a cement foundation and is made of iron or'steel having a shape in cross section like that of a railroad rail, with a comparatively wide flange or face 2 which fronts the roadway, a comparatively narrow face 3, and a connecting web 4.

5 are vise sections having at their rear outer extremities books 6 adapted to embrace the outer side edges of the face 2 so as to confine said edges between the hooks and seats 7 formed integral with the sections 5, and 8 is a screw bolt passed through said sections, with a nut 9 driven on the free end of the bolt whereby said sections may be forced toward'each other so as to cause the hooks 6 to firmly embrace the part 2 whereby the vise sections may be fixed to the post.

opposite sides of the vise sections 5, and theselips are inclined so as to gradually increase 1 in thickness from the outer ends to a central point so that it will be clear that when the vise sections are drawn together, the action of said ledges against these inclined lips will cagse the stirrup 11 to be drawn against the ca le.

clined from the ends of the latter inwardly toward a central point, these inclines being denoted by the numeral 15, and the concave faces of the parts 12 of the vise sections are similarly inclined as shown at 16, and there- It will be understood that the posts will be fore it will be understood that the inclines of the stirrup are respectively parallel with the inclines of the parts 12.

Therefore when the screw bolt 8 is operated to draw the vise sections together, the stirrup will be forced against the cable and the latter will be bent by the contacting inclines, as shown particularly at Figure 3, and as this bending takes place in every fixture on adjacent and successive posts, the slackness inthe cables, which cannot be obviated by the usual stretching, will be fully taken up and the cables will be uniformly taut, and at the same time will be securely clamped to each fixture. v

' What is claimed is:-

1. The hereindescribed highway guard fence fixture, comprising a post, vise members including a screw bolt for securing the mem:

The concave surfaces of the stirrup are in- Y 2. The hereindescribed highway guard fence fixture, comprising a post, 'vise members having ledges on opposite sides, a screw bolt for securing said members to the post,

a cable, and a stirrup having its inner ends terminatm in lips that gradually increase in thickness rom the outer ends to a central point, saidlips supported fromsaid ledges, said members and stirrup having elongated complementary clamping parts w1th concave faces that embrace said cable, said faces being inclined inwardly from the ends toward the center.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature hereto.

ROLLAND G. WILLIAMS. 

